2022
Hello everyone and Namaste!
Post to my previous thread, the feedback's and appreciations I received while interacting with all of you, I found out many unique things about this subject matter across the globe. Especially from @ErmesT and upon his guidance I have gone through a artical created by @TraciC last year and also he mentioned about our hero LG @Sashabg and Alvaro Alvaro from the Rolling On series , which I felt the need to discuss for spreading awareness of the subject matter.
Everyone feels pity and have become humble towards the people with mobility issues, as per my knowledge, understanding and experience they respect your humbleness towards them but in actual sense they do not like to be favored by someone throughout their life and it’s a fact! Black truth!
"Instead they love to be independent! Provided we do our duties by making their way free!"
Friends let me share with you How I met a gentleman on wheels and received Learning from him!
Well, I came across this gentleman here in town at the beginning of my career. I was at that phase of my life where I distributed my CV to dozens of people longing for a chance to kick start my ambition.
To my surprise, I found the fellow almost with half non-functioning body by birth, but highly educated and class one officer in a Government organization, being physically challenged. Married to a lady with same features and conditions; the duo had 2 -year-old son in normal condition.
It was my privilege to be with him for couple of months, where I learned more about challenges of accessibility faced in those days.
"A feeling then struck my mind-‘what are, we, as human being contributing towards the community?
The major concerns I had come across closely are that,
- Moving freely in society, community.
- Difficulties in visiting places due to lack of necessary arrangements of accessibility.
- Not able to go out with family and explore or even the nearest place just to hang around despite both of them having wheelchairs.
- Neither hang around for leisure activities, nor attend any live event
- Finding difficulties moving in residential and commercial building, home and office.
There are many painful concerns excluding this. I discovered these while I was with him day in and out for couple of months and assisted him on the go, the way possible (I cannot say the best).
The gentleman died with multiple organ failures at an early age. His words are still fresh in my mind and now are going on mute mode as the years pass by. Nothing was in my control and now that I think of it, I think of promoting a cause towards his name through Google Local Guide platform.
Well, thanks to Google! I have taken an initiative to work closely with this subject matter as a volunteer by writing letters to the societies, commercial buildings, hospitals private and Government institutions; addressing this subject to all Government authorities.
I am parallelly updating right information on Google Maps, uploading photos specially related to accessibility issues or arrangements, where ever I find wheelchair inaccessibility.
Once again, heartfelt and warm thanks to everyone for appreciating my previous thread, hope this thread will spread the massage across the community with a supersonic speed.
"Let’s guide the wheels of the Wheelchair!"
* I will come up soon with one more personal experience of my childhood friend (Actually I was in my childhood and she was grown on wheels), if I found her again ( as we lost our connections for years now)!
Cheers and Happy mapping!
Vasudeo
